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Drumstick Curry

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 Drumstick is my personally liked vegetable.It's used to prepare in various ways.Today I would like to share my mother's recipe of Drumstick Curry.Hope you would like it. Ingredients Fresh and tender Drumsticks -2 to 3 Potatoes 2 -cubed Fresh coconut paste-1/4 cup Mix masala or Garam masala powder + Red chilly powder-2  tablespoons For tempering :mustered,cumin asafoetida and turmeric Salt to taste  Edible oil 2 to 3 tablespoons Method  Peel the drumsticks and make 3 to 4 inches pieces.Also peel the potatoes and chop them into medium sized cubes.Both veggies shoud be dip into water. Now heat the kadhai and pour the oil into it.When oil is hot , add tempering followed by the veggies.Saute well.Add salt, powdered spices and 1/2 cup of water.Mix well and close the lid.Check the water level and add as per requirement. The potatoes and drumsticks should be fully cooked.Then the sabji is ready to serve. switch off the gas and garnish the sabji with chopped coriander. ...
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Hara Bhara Kabab

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  Hara Bhara Kabab is not  but Vegetarian Kabab made with green vegetables such as Spinach, Green Peas ,Bell Pepper, French Beans.It is an appetizing snack as well as a healthy food as it contains a lot of green vegetables.We can call it a full meal also.So let us begin...... Ingredients  : *Vegetables:  Capsicum (finely chopped) -1 cup ,  French beans (finely chopped) -1 cup, Green peas (coarsely ground) - 2 cups Spinach -1 bunch  Potato (boiled and mashed) -  1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves (finely chopped) -1/2 cup *Spices: Green chilly , Ginger and Garlic paste - 2  tablespoons Garam masala powder - 1 tablespoon Red chilly powder - 2 teaspoons (optional) Chaat masala - 1 tablespoon ; Or Amchur powder 1/2 teaspoon Coriander And Cumin powder - 2 teaspoons Salt- to taste *For making dough  Paneer (grated) Or soaked,squeezed and crumbled soya chunks -1/2 cup Roasted chickpea flour- 2 tablespoons Corn flour - 2 tablespoons  Bread crum...
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Paneer Pulav

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 Today's recipe is specially for   rice lovers. We are going to make Paneer Pulao with green peas.So we can call it Matar Paneer Pulao also.So let us begin. Ingredients Rice (Basmati or kolum) - 2 cups Fresh paneer cubed - 100  grams  Fresh or frozen green peas - 2 cups Onions (large sized) 2,  garlic cloves - 4 to 5 or garlic paste - 2 tablespoons,  Green chilly sliced - 2  whole spices :bay leaf - 1,green cardamom-5, black cardamom-1,cinnamon stick-1 inch, black peppercorns- 6, cloves - 2 Powder spices : Red chilly powder -1 tablespoon or to taste Garam masala powder - 2 tablespoons  coriander cumin powder 2 tablespoons Turmeric powder 1 tablespoon Salt 3 tablespoons or to taste   Ghee or clarified butter - 2 tablespoons Vegitable oil - 4 tablespoons  Water - 5 cups  Method : In a mixing bowl , take 1/2 tablespoon of butter and beat it.Add 1 teaspoon of the mentioned powder spices and salt to it. Mix it all nicely.N...
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Cabbage Cake

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  Today we are going to make a spicey snack out of Cabbage and that is Cabbage Cake.It is popularly known as Kobiche Bhanole in Maharashtra. Its a spicey, tasty and light snack can be enjoyed at anytime hunger. Lets look for the ingredients  Ingredients: Cabbage (chopped roughly)- 4 cups Chickpea flour - 2 cups  Carrom seeds - 1 tablespoon  Fennel seeds - 1 tablespoon Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon  Asafoetida powder - a pinch  Red chilly powder - 2 tablespoons or to taste  Garam masala powder - 1 tablespoon  Salt - to taste Water-to requirement  Cooking Oil - for shallow frying. Method : In a mixing bowl, add chopped cabbage, salt and spices and combine together.Crumble gently. Rest the mixture for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes the cabbage will relive juices.Now add the chickpea flour little by little. We have to make a smooth dough. Now its time to cook.Heat a pan on medium gas flame.Add 2 tablespoons of oil in it. Now take a small portion of ...
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Achari Stuffed Baingan

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  Today we are going to make another tasty sabji out of brinjal.I guarantee that people who do not like to eat  brinjal will definitely fall in love with brinjal.So let's begin. Ingredients  : Small/medium sized Brinjals- 10 nos. Small sized potatoes - 4 to 5 nos. Any type of beans (Surti papdi/broad beans) completely optional  Green chilly -1 no. Lemon - 1 no. For masala paste  : Fresh grated coconut 1 cup ,Onions (medium sized) - 2 nos. Tomatoes - 2 to 3 nos.green chilly 1,garlic cloves-2 chopped coriander leaves 1/2 cup, chopped mint leaves 1 cup, salt to taste. Spices  : [ Coriander cumin powder- 2 tablespoons turmeric powder 1 tablespoon,  red chilly powder 1 tablespoon,  asafoetida powder 1 teaspoon , amchur ( dry mango)powder   black cardamom 2 nos , star anise 1 no.] Cumin seeds - 1 tablespoon Salt to taste   Method  : At first , we will make a masala powder by mixing all the spice powders mentioned above. Black ca...
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Kadahi Gobhi Masala

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  Today we are making a special sabji of cauliflower that is Kadahi Gobhi Masala.It's special because of its unique taste and texture.It is a very good option for dinner parties and loved by non -vegetarians also. So let us start  Ingredients: Cauliflower florets cleaned and washed - 4 cups  onions roughly chopped - 1 cup  tomatoes roughly  chopped  - 2 cups Green chilly and Galic paste -2 tablespoons Special Kadahi Masala (3 black cardamoms, cinnamon stick -1 inch,coriander seeds -4 tablespoons, cumin seeds-4 tablespoons). Salt -to taste Cooking Oil- 7 tablespoons  Water -for boiling the florets Cilantro for garnishing. Preparations: Blanch the cauliflower florets into boiling water and let them cook partly. Remove the florets from water and drain them.  For  kadahi masala,  slightly roast the spices mentioned in ingredients and grind them to a coarse powder. Method: Heat 7 to 8 tablespoons of cooking oil in a pan.Fry the...
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Steam Idli

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  South indian cuisine is famous in all over world.It is happily consumed by all age groups.The speciality of the south indian food is  Less Ingredients,More Taste. Today we are going to make one of the most popular southern breakfast and that is Steamed Idli. Let's have look for ingredients. Ingredients : Par-boiled rice 2 cups  Split black lentils 1 cup Salt to taste  Vegetable oil 1 tablespoon Preparations : Take the par-boiled rice and split black lentils in different bowls. Wash the rice finely and soak for 5 hours.Let the rice covered. Repeat the above procedure with split black lentils also. After 5 to 6 hours, grind the rice and split gram lentils together into a fine paste by adding salt to taste.You can use 1/2 to 1 cup of water. Now transfer this batter into a very deep bowl and cover it.Keep it aside in a warm place to ferment.This will take 10 to 12 hours. After the mixture is fermented , mix it once nicely and pour into the greased idli moulds. Fil...
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